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Tardis, Nutkin & The Chelsea Football Club | Brompton Cemetery, London, England
The Grim is opening the gate to Brompton Cemetery in London, England, one of the Victorian Magnificent Seven cemeteries, nestled between Kensington and Chelsea. Born from a city that had run out of room for its dead, Brompton holds more than 205,000 souls beneath its lime-lined avenue, domed chapel, and sealed catacombs. In this cemetery history episode, we explore London's Victorian burial crisis, the grim legends hidden in its stones, and the remarkable people who rest here.
Along the way: the overflowing churchyards and Enon Chapel's "Dancing on the Dead"; body snatchers and the cholera…
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